Headlight



April 27 19 26. A. Q ES HEADLI GHT Filed April 23, 1922 gnuemtoz:

Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES .orsicn.

ARTHUR Q. names, or EYANSVILLE; mmmmnssrenon" TO sUNBnAMnLEoTRIc MANUFACTURINGCOMZE'ANY, on EvnnsvILLE, INDIANA, A" CORPORATION" or I INDIANA..

HEADLIGH'L Applicatiom filed A-pri1 28; 1922'; Serial No. 557,066.

means for securing the reflector, the front glass, and .a; frame together in-sueh'manner th-at an air-tight aggregateis eventuated; In this connection I'provide meanswhereby the ,1'eflecto1fa 11cl the glass. may be seatedin a frame in a markedly expeditiousunanner and still retain the inter or of;tl'1e.-refiector free of deteriorating gases or air.

l/Vhile my improved fasteningcor securing devices may be utilized :in other connections, I Will hereinafter --dSC1.lb the. same particularly in connection with an improved headlight structure which. is described and claimed more specifically ina co-pending application Of-L8e"B.'JOIlGS Ser al No. 515,456,

assigned to the Sunbeam ElectricManufacr VlQW Of the headlight shown in Figs-1 with turing Co.. minis latter application, the benefits and advantages 'Wl1ich .may be .derived fromLmaking .the interior. of there- .flector air-tight are set. forth, and. it is pointed out that the reflector is seated. against the front glass of the. headlight,:t-he glassiin turn being secured in:a.frame and this lattercordrawings; a headlight comprises a main casring =10, having :mountedthereon througl'i the .medium-rofxaosuspension pin ll; a front responding to the front door .framea-of a headlight, but being .so, removable. from the headlight casing that; the airrtight aggregate as a 'Whole may be handledin a very. simple manner; I r

improvement over thedisclosure. in the. above-mentioned application, comprises providing means for. securing 1 the reflector,

glass. and frame together bythe useiof a plurality, of manually? operated spring members. It is 'an objectof my .invention-.to eliminate entirely .the necessity .of using; a screw driver or wrenchtoeifect the replacement of a broken glassor to obtain access'to the interior. of a refi'ector in order -.to-repolish the same or make repairs therewithin.

More particularly-my= invention relates to In this connectiong iti may be: pointedlout that repairs in apparatus ofthis character must frequently 'be made .eith'er'ron the road or: at terminalsunder such service conditions as to render it: highly necessary that such changes may be made by one man and in the shortest POSSlblQ time; Obv1ously-,.therefore, animprovement which contemplates the elimination of'ithe use 'of scr-ew drivers and renches in removing the. reflector and its associated front glass 'fromthe frame possesses marked advantages; 1 Again, securing screivs-br bolts are liable to, and ifrequently do, .work looseunleSs the replacement Work is very carefully performed by therepair man. By: utilizin'g my improved method of securing ithe assembly th -e same -is:maintained in almuchmore secure .1'nanner, Jan'da satisfactory job isensured irrespective of the: 'care' taken by; the repair man; A V

- A. better understanding. of Lmy invention maybehaduifrom' arconsideration of the hereinafter. description 1.0f1 a: device embodying the same: taken :in 1 connectioir r with the accompanying drawing; in Wl1lGl1-- Figure. :1 i is an? elevational sectional view of so much of a headlight as iis necessaryjto disclose an operativeembodiment of my invention-;--

Fig.= 2 fis an enlarged: elevational 'sectional particular; fastening d8VlCe'*:Wl1lC-l1 'is embodleid. in my' lnvention.

' Referringcnow more' particularly to the frame 12;. Thenadvantages of sucl1 mou11tmg, as .well as theunanner in which the same secures the {air-ti ht a 're ate in aosition t) 623 D 7 is more specifically: described: in the abovedescribed t 'co-pendin'g. application. i

As. set forth in that -appl1cat1on,= the i front frame 12 isiremovable in such manner that casing; Secured to the frame is a reflector -13tl111ouh the rearof i-vliicha light bulb 14 the entireair-tight aggregate may byxwitlr .drawal be-separated'from the front of the drawn through the back of the reflector without the necessity of disassembling the frame, glass, and reflector aggregate. Seated between the reflector 13 and the frame 12 is a front glass 16, a gasket 17 being associated with the edge of the glass in such manner as to promote the air-tight fit between the glass and the reflector 13. Mounted on the interior of the frame --12; are brackets 18, the latter being provided with a portion 19 which is turned bflCk' Oll 'lllSGl'f to provide an eye.; This bracket may be made somewhat resilient if desired. V

Pivotally mounted on the bracketlS is a by pins 22 and "22-3, the pin 21:4 being surrounded by the bent portion 19 to provide for the pivotal mounting just described. By reason of this mounting it will be observed that the link may be swung through substantially 180 degrees to effect operative and securing relation of the same with respect to the reflector. Mounted on the other pin 23 is a sinuously forn'ied spring member 24 having an engaging portion 25 at its free end which ope ates to secure the reflector against ,the rubber gasket 17 and thus keep the interior of the reflector in air-tight condition.

Because there may be certain irregularities in thecontour of the reflector at the points where the securing members 25 con tact'therewith, I further provide 'a'ra'ther soft 'iron reflector-retaining ring 26, which surrounds the reflector at substantially its greatest diameter and so presses into the arc thereof at this point that such irregularities are compensated for and the tightness of the seal is promoted.

From the above description of "my improved fastening means, the operation of the same will be more or less apparent to those skilled. in theart. WVith the parts'in the position shown in Fig. 1, and desiring to quickly and without undue effort remove 'or dismantle the air-tight aggregate, it is only necessary to swing back the link 20 and thus disengage the spring securing means EZ-f from their securing relation. On the other hand, when it is desired to agaiirbuild up the aggregate, the reflector glass and frame are placed together and the reflector is i then pressed against the glass and frame by moving the links into their inner position about their pivotal mounting. In this connection, it should be observed that the particular formation of my fastening devices and the relatively large freedom of movement of the links are conducive to a. very advantageous structure. The resiliency of the spring members 2i contributes largely to this advantage, the breaking of the toggle immediately releases the fastening. lVhen the link is pushed home, however, a very sturdy structure is eventuated. I find that the use of such structure cuts down the time necessary to repair one of these headlights quite considerably, a feature which is of advantage when repairs must be made, as above indicated, under service conditions at terminals, when the time element is all important.

\Vhile I have described but one form of my improved fastening device, it is obvious that those skilled in the art may utilize the same in many different ways without dcparting from the spirit of my invention, and -I desire' therefore that" said invention be broadly interpreter. and limited only by the showing of the prior art and the scope of link 20 comprising two side plates 21 joined the appended claims.

What'I claim as new anddesire to secure by Lettei-s=Patci1 't of the United States is z- '1. In a headlight, a reflector, a glass or the like extending over said reflector, a

frame, and means for quickly detachably securing said lass, a reflector and frame together comprising resiliently mounted and pivotally movable links, and spring securing elements so mounted on said links that said spring elements can be freely'rotated to secure said reflector in said'frame.

2. Ina headlight, a reflector, a glass or the like extending over said reflector, a frame, and means for quickly detachably securing said glass, reflector and frame to gether con'iprising resilient brackets secured to said frame, movable links pivotally mounted on said brackets, and reflector retaining spring mounted on said links and adapted-to be'moved into securing position by," the movement of said links.

3. In a headlight, a reflector, a glass or the like extendin over said reflector, a frame, and means fbr quickly detachably se- 7 curing said glass, reflector and frame together comprisin brackets secured. to said fraine,n1ovable link pivotally mounted on said brackets, reflector retaining springs 'mou'nted on one end of said links and adapted to'tbe moved into securing position by the movement of said lmks, and a retaining ring interposed between said springs and said'reflector to compensatefor irregularities inthe latter.

4-. In a headlight, a. reflector, a glass or the like extending over said reflector, a frame, and means'for quickly detachably securing said glass, reflector and frame together comprising brackets secured. to said frame, movable links comin'ising pairs of plates connected through two pins pivotally mounted by the engagement of said brackets with one pin, and reflector retaining members comprising sinuous spring members mounted. movably on the other pin of said links and adapted to be moved into reflector retaining relation upon the movement of said links about their pivotal point. i

5. In a headlight, a'reflector, aglass or 'the like extending over said reflector, a 139 and adapted to be moved into reflector retaining relation upon the movement of said links about their pivotal point, and a soft iron ring loosely surrounding said reflector and being engaged by said spring members to hold said reflector in desired position.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ARTHUR Q. HEINES.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,582,138, granted April 27, 1926, upon the application of Arthur Q. Heines, of Evansville, Indiana, for an improvement in Headlights, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 5, before the Word glass insert the Words or goggle,- same page, line 107, claim 3, for the Word link read links, line 121, claim 4, for the word through read 63 and line 122, for the Word by read through; page 3, line 5, claim 5, for the Word through read by, and line 6, for the Word by read through, and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22d day of J one, A. D. 1926.

[sEAn] M. J. MOORE,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

